Divisor 7573

Prime Number:
Yes!
Divisibility test:
The "Andrew Test"
Test Discovered by:
Matt Parker
Date:
11/11/2024

The "Andrew Test" for Divisibility by 7573

To determine if any number is divisible by 7573, apply the "Andrew Test":

  1. If your number ("X") has 7 digits or more, separate the last (smallest) 6 digits from the rest. This makes two smaller numbers, call them Left and Right (note: don't add in trailing zeros to L). If there are fewer than 7 digits, L = 0 and therefore R = X.
  2. Multiply L by 364 and add to R.
  3. Take that result and cross off its final digit (units). Take this new number and add 2272 times the digit you just crossed off. Call this final result "Y".
  4. Y will be much smaller than X, but we have preserved divisibility by 7573. That is, your original number is divisible by 7573 if (and only if) Y is. Now that it's much smaller, with basic knowledge of your 7573-times tables, it should be easy to visually see if Y is divisible by 7573. If the Y is still much larger than 7573, the above process can be repeated until it does reduce to within small multiples of 7573.

Easy!